TROY, N.Y. – The RIT men's basketball team fell, 65–53, at RPI in Liberty League action Friday night. Graduate student forward Josiah Turner led the Tigers with 19 points. RIT trailed 30–29 at halftime but was outscored 35–24 in the second half.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Turner opened the scoring for RIT with an early three-pointer, finishing with 11 first-half points.
• Danny Cohen, a sophomore guard, tied the game at 16–16 with a three at 5:54 of the first half.
• The Tigers closed the first half on a 6–0 run, capped by first-year forward Nigel Pierman's fast‑break layup and free throw with one second left to pull within one at the break (30–29).
• The Engineers used an 8–0 run early in the second half to extend its advantage to 37–29.
• Turner's layup with 6:42 remaining cut the deficit to 58–40 before RIT mounted a late push.
• Brown converted a three-point play and later hit a three to help RIT pull within 62–50 with 3:00 left.
• Turner's final three-pointer with 1:42 remaining brought RIT to 64–53.

 
GAME NOTES

• Turner finished 7-of-18 shooting, including 4-of-8 from three, and grabbed six rebounds.
• Brown finished with eight points, three assists, two steals, and a block.
• Cohen added seven points off the bench on 2-of-3 shooting.
• RIT forced 13 RPI turnovers and scored 16 points off those miscues.
• The Tigers' bench contributed 20 points.
• RIT is now 5–17 overall and 2–13 in Liberty League play.

 
WHAT'S NEXT
RIT travels to Vassar on Saturday, Feb. 14, for a 4 p.m. matchup in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.